Why does the leftist party vote increase when turnout increases in some countries and not in others? Why does this happen in some instances in time but not in others? Thus far there exists no academic consensus on the relationship between turnout and electoral results. This paper argues that in...

Why does the leftist party vote increase when turnout increases in some countries and not in others? Why does this happen in some instances in time but not in others? Thus far there exists no academic consensus on the relationship between turnout and electoral results. This paper argues that in...

Why does the leftist party vote increase when turnout increases in some countries and not in others? Why does this happen in some instances in time but not in others? Thus far there exists no academic consensus on the relationship between turnout and electoral results. This paper argues that in...

Why does the leftist party vote increase when turnout increases in some countries and not in others? Why does this happen in some instances in time but not in others? Thus far there exists no academic consensus on the relationship between turnout and electoral results. This paper argues that in...

Este artículo analiza las divergencias entre la inversión territorializada prevista en el proyecto de presupuestos, la aprobada en el presupuesto inicial, y la finalmente ejecutada por el Ministerio de Fomento. Comenzamos con una breve panorámica del centrifugado de inversiones en dicho...

This paper seeks to analyse the extent of geographic concentration in Spanish industry. To that end the concentration index derived from a model of industrial localisation proposed in Maurel & Sédillot (1999) is used, and a comparison is made with other indices used in literature. Starting from...

In a highly decentralized country such as Spain, meeting national commitments on deficit and debt depends on the sustainability of regional public finances. At present, the deficit target of each region is defined according to its GDP share over national GDP. Although this approach is reasonable...

It is commonly recognized the relevance of transportation costs for studying recre- ational demand. However, these costs are related with travel and modal choice deci- sions. This paper oers a theoretical explanation of the new generation of the demand for recreational goods at destiny after the...

This paper explores the effects of R&D commercial subsidies by means of a model of firms’ decisions about performing R&D when some government support can be expected. To estimate the parameters of interest we use an unbalanced panel sample of 1,800 performing and non-performing Spanish...

El análisis de los resultados económicos de principios del siglo apuntan a una desaceleración de las economías europeas, particularmente la alemana , cuyos efectos adversos también se han reflejado en la Economía Española. En particular, en los mercados financieros se ha constatado una...